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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1908

1,346 stories in Riverina's papers · page 50 of 68

Cattle Driving. a Trial Scene. Court House Stoned. London, October 2

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

While 43 persons charged with cattle driving were before the magistrate at Ennistymon, County Clare, the crowd outside stoned the court house. The…

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Determined Suicide. Well Known Farmer Shoots Himself. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

Mr. Yensch, a well known farmer at Jindera, nine miles from Albury, committed suicide last night in a most determined manner. He tied a string…

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Pastoralist versus Farmer. Warning From Emmaville

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 7

At the meeting of the Wellington Vale branch of the F. and S. Association, held at Gunston's Hotel on Monday night, Cr. Duddy, who presided,…

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Lucerne for Dairy Cows

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 5

D. H. Otis, professor of animal nutrition at the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin, has just completed a special study of the…

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Conservation of Fodder. State Aid for Farmers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture has been considering the important question of assisting daily farmers, graziers, and others to conserve fodder in…

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The Best Crop

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 6

In a recent and memorable address, President Roosevelt stated the world's best crop was a crop of children. In this homely way the great President…

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The State and the Silo Advances to Farmers. the Departmental Attitude

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. perry, has just issued a long memorandum setting out the attitude of the department in regard to the erection…

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A Farmer's Suicide. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 5

August Yensch, a well known Jindera farmer, committed suicide last night in a determined manner. He tied a string to the trigger of a rifle…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

Hill, Clark and Co., report under date October 2:—The news from London re wool sales practically bears out the anticipations…

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The Farmers' President Tour of Central West and Riverina. Splendid Crop Prospects. Some Settlement Considerations

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

A few general observations were gathered from Mr. Robert Patten, M L.C., president of the Farmers and Settlers' Association, who has been on an…

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Farm and Station

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

At Winchcombe, Carson & Co's fat stock sales on Thursday at Homebush, Thompson and Melrose's 83 wethers realized 16/6…

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On Farm and Station

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 3

Mr G. F. Grill, of the Tumut Flour Mills, adverlises that he is a buyer of this season's wheat in any quantities. Shearing is now in full swing in…

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Experimental Farm Public School. Annual Picnic

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 4

The annual picnic in connection with the above school was held on 3rd inst. and proved a most enjoyable outing. The weather conditions were all that…

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Experimental Farm Public School Annual Picnic

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 October 1908 · page 2

The annual picnic in connection with the Experimental Farm Public School was held od Saturday, and proved a most enjoyable outing. The weather…

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Mining Fumes and Cattle. HOBART

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 2

Dr. Willmott, Government Veterinarian of Tasmania, discovered that the extraordinary cattle mortality at Beaconsfield in that state is primarily…

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The Shearing of West Sheep. a Useful Scientific Investigation. Search for a Microbe

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1908 · page 3

A perennial bone of contention between pastoralists and shearers has been connected with the question of the degree of dampness in the wool requiring…

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Wool

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 6

The Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co., Limited, Dalgety and Co., Limited, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, Hill, Clark and Co.,…

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Wool Sales

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson & Co., woolbrokers, etc, report having sold the following clips on, Wednesday W.Wild, Wagga, 10 1/4d (top price of…

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Record Wheat Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2

In other column appears the advertisement of Messrs Lindley, Walker and Co. wheat selling agents, of Mark Lane, Sydney. This firm has been closely…

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Commercial. Wool. Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited report:— We submitted for our opening sale a representative catalogue of 1,755 bales, the…

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